Kannada films of 2002
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The following is a list of films produced in the Kannada film industry in India
in 2002
, presented in alphabetical order. The films with Bold characters have been box office hits.
India
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in 2002
2002 in film
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, presented in alphabetical order. The films with Bold characters have been box office hits.
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| Appu Appu (2002 film) Appu is a Kannada Super hit movie made in 2002. It stars Rakshita and Puneet Rajkumar and is directed by Puri Jagannath.It was remade into Telugu as Idiot and later in Tamil as Dum.... |
Puri Jagannadh Puri Jagannadh Puri Jagannath , born 28 September 1966, is a prominent Tollywood film director and producer. He is also a two-time Nandi Award recipient.- Director :- Writer :* Bumper Offer - story, dialogues... |
Puneeth Rajkumar, Rakshita Rakshita Swetha , popularly known as Rakshita is a South Indian film actress. She has acted in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu language films. Rakshita made her acting debut in the 2002 Kannada-language film Appu, alongside Puneet Rajkumar, following which, she acted in many Kannada films.-Early life:Rakshita... , Avinash, Ashok |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Atithi Atithi Atithi is a 2002 Kannada film directed by P. Sheshadri. The film deals with terrorism and the psychology of the terrorist.-Plot summary:... |
P. Sheshadri P. Sheshadri P.Sheshadri is a renowned filmmaker and director in the Kannada cinema industry. A postgraduate in Kannada Literature and a diploma holder in journalism, after a short stint as Journalist, he entered Film land in 1990 as Screenplay and dialogue writer. In 1995 he became Independent Director of... |
Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... , Dattatreya, Lakshmi |
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| Balagalittu Olage Baa | Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films... |
S. Narayan, Chaya Singh Chaya Singh Chaya Singhis an actress, born 16 May 1976 in Bangalore. She did her schooling at Lourdes School, Bangalore. Her parents had migrated from Uttar Pradesh to Karnataka before her birth. She has a reputation of being very selective in her roles.... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Chelvi | Dinesh Gandhi | B. C. Patil B. C. Patil Basavanagowda Channabasavanagowda Patil, popularly known as B. C. Patil, is a Kannada actor and is the second time MLA from Hirekerur assembly constituency.B.C.Patil is a former cop, actor, producer and director in the Kannada Film Industry.... , Prema Prema (actress) Prema is an actress in the Kannada film industry. She has starred opposite Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Upendra, Saikumar,and Ramesh Aravind.- Early life :... , Bhavana Bhavana Bhāvanā literally means "development" or "cultivating" or "producing" in the sense of "calling into existence." It is an important concept in Buddhist praxis... , Daamini, Sanjay Ghode |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Dakota Express Dakota Express Dakota Express is a Kannada comedy film, a remake of the 2001 Malayalam film Ee Parakkum Thalika. It was produced by Rockline Venkatesh and directed by M S Rajashekhar.-Plot:... |
M. S. Rajashekar | Om Prakash Rao, Amrutha, Rockline Venkatesh | Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Dhruva Dhruva In the Hindu mythology, Dhruva is a devotee of the god Vishnu, who blessed to attain the position of the polar star, also known as Dhruva in Sanskrit. Dhruva was the son of Uttānapāda... |
Ramesh M. S. | Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Thoogudeep popularly known as challenging star is an actor and a film producer in the Kannada Film Industry. The son of a famous Kannada artist Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena Thoogudeepa, he struggled a lot before becoming popular on screen, involving himself in a number of off-screen... , Sherin Sherin Sherin Shringar, known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is a model turned actress, who appears in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. She made her debut at the age of 16 with Darshan in 2002.-Biography:... , Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Dweepa Dweepa -Plot:Based on the novel with the same title by Norbert D'Souza, Dweepa deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an island slowly submerging due to the rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the inmates... |
Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa... |
Soundarya Soundarya Soundarya was a film actress who appeared in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted in more than 90 films, most of them in Telugu. She was killed in a plane crash near Bangalore.-Film career:... , Avinash, Vasudeva Rao , Harish Raj |
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| Ekangi Ekangi Ekangi is an Indian Kannada-language film directed and produced by Ravichandran. It starred Ravichandran, Ramya Krishnan, and Prakash Rai. It was an ambitious project, but did not succeed at the box office. A house was specially erected for the movie and entire movie is set in the house.... |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Ramya Krishna, Prakash Raj Prakash Raj Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to... |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... |
| Hollywood | Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo Dinesh Baboo , is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films... |
Upendra Upendra Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director... , Felicity Mason Felicity Mason Felicity Mason is an Australian actress and artist. She has starred in two major film roles, in 2002 and 2003.Mason was born in Sydney. She is also a writer and visual artist. Her work explores a variety of themes from identity to values within modern culture... |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Jamindaru | S. Narayan | Vishnuvardhan Vishnuvardhan Sampath Kumar , popularly known as Vishnuvardhan , was a prominent Indian film actor. He has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in over 220 movies in total that includes 200 Kannada movies, 5 Hindi movies, 5 Telugu movies, 3 Malayalam movies and 6 Tamil movies... , Prema Prema (actress) Prema is an actress in the Kannada film industry. She has starred opposite Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Upendra, Saikumar,and Ramesh Aravind.- Early life :... , Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi... , Doddanna Doddanna Doddanna is a renowned Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Doddanna is Senior comedy artiste among others. Doddanna started his career as a theatre actor. During this time Doddanna worked at a Bhadravathi steel factory... , Shobaraj |
M. M. Keeravani |
| Joot Joot Joot is a Tamil movie, directed by Azhagam Perumal, starring Srikanth, Meera Jasmine. The music is by Vidyasagar.-Plot:... |
S. Govind | Saurav, Monika | Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
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Mudduraj | Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Thoogudeep popularly known as challenging star is an actor and a film producer in the Kannada Film Industry. The son of a famous Kannada artist Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena Thoogudeepa, he struggled a lot before becoming popular on screen, involving himself in a number of off-screen... , Navya Nair Navya Nair Dhanya Nair , better known by her stage name Navya Nair, is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada films. She has won the honour of Kalathilakam in the Alappuzha District Schools Youth Festival.- Personal life :... , Sarojamma |
Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
| Kodandarama | V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... , Shivarajkumar, Sakshi Shivanand, Mohan |
V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran V. Ravichandran is an actor, director, producer, music director, Editor and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He is the son of film producer N. Veeraswamy. As producer, Ravichandran continues to run his father's production house, Sri Eswari Productions... |
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P. N. Satya | Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Thoogudeep popularly known as challenging star is an actor and a film producer in the Kannada Film Industry. The son of a famous Kannada artist Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena Thoogudeepa, he struggled a lot before becoming popular on screen, involving himself in a number of off-screen... , Rekha Vedavyas Rekha Vedavyas Rekha, also known as Akshara, is an Indian film actress, who predominantly acts in Kannada films and also appears in Tamil and Telugu films. While pursuing modelling, she made her acting debut in the 2001 Kannada film Chitra and has since starred in over 30 films in various South Indian... , Jai Jagadish |
Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
| Manasella Neene | M. Sundaram M. Sundaram M. Sundaram is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Rishivandiyam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election, as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980... |
Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram... , Gayatri Raghuram, Prabhu Deva, Karisubbu, M. Sundaram M. Sundaram M. Sundaram is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Rishivandiyam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election, as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980... , Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:... |
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Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai Sunil Kumar Desai is a Kannada film director. In most of his movies, Desai blends art and commercial cinema. He has written and directed suspense/thrillers and love stories. He has won the Karnataka state awards in the Best Screenplay & Best Dialogs categories. He has also won the Filmfare awards... |
Anand, Prema Prema (actress) Prema is an actress in the Kannada film industry. She has starred opposite Mohanlal, Shivrajkumar, Vishnuvardhan, Ravichandran, Upendra, Saikumar,and Ramesh Aravind.- Early life :... |
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| Naanu Naane Naanu Naane Naanu Naane 2002 movie directed by D. Rajendra Babu starring Superstar Upendra and Sakshi Shivanand in leading roles. The movie is a remake of Hindi movie Raja Hindustani... |
D. Rajendra Babu | Upendra Upendra Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director... , Sakshi Shivanand, Ananth Nag, Pavitra Lokesh, Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed... |
| Nagarahavu Nagarahavu Naagara Havu is a Kannada film released in 2002 starring Superstar Upendra, Jyotika. It was a remake of The Hindi film Baazigar directed by Abbas-Mustan.It was a super hit movie of the year.-Plot:... |
Murali Mohan | Upendra Upendra Upendra is a cine actor, director, script writer and singer. Born in a middle class family at Koteshwara near Kundapura, he belongs to Kannada speaking Kota Brahmin community. Upendra started his career off with famous director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director... , Jyothika, Rockline Venkatesh, Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila Sadhu Kokila also known as Kokila Sadhu his original name is "Sahaya Sheelan / Sagaya Sheelan", is an Indian actor, film and music director in the Kannada film industry. As an actor, he performs mainly comedy roles. He has acted in movies such as Sshh, Rakta Kanneeru, which he also directed, and... |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |
| Nandi | D. Rajendra Babu | Sudeep Sudeep Sudeep is an Indian actor, director, producer and singer from Shimoga, Karnataka, known in the Kannada film industry and Bollywood. He is also founder owner of his production company Kiccha Creations.Hence he is also famously known as 'Kiccha' Sudeep.... , Sindhu Menon Sindhu Menon Sindhu Menon is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. She debuted as a child artist in the 1994 Kannada film Rashmi.-Early life:... |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Ninagagi | S. Mahendar | Vijay Raghavendra Vijay Raghavendra Vijay Raghavendra is an Indian Kannada actor who won a National Award as a child for acting in a film called Chinnari Mutha .He is the son of famous producer of Kannada cinema S.A.Chinne Gowda... , Radhika, Tara Tara (actress) Tara is an Assamese film actress, who has worked in Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi and Hindi films in a career extending more than 50 years... , Ramakrishna |
Gurukiran Gurukiran Gurukiran or Gurukiran Shetty is a noted music director of the Kannada film industry in India. He started his career as a music director of the Kannada movie "A", directed and acted by Upendra. His music for the movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is a... |
| Ninagoskara | Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Tugudeep Darshan Thoogudeep popularly known as challenging star is an actor and a film producer in the Kannada Film Industry. The son of a famous Kannada artist Thoogudeepa Srinivas and Meena Thoogudeepa, he struggled a lot before becoming popular on screen, involving himself in a number of off-screen... , Ruchita Prasad, Naveen Mayur, Bhavana Pani |
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| One Two Three | Subaash | Prabhu Deva, Jyothika, Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad Nagendra Prasad is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts and choreographs for films. He is the youngest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and younger brother to popular cine artistes Prabhu Deva and Raju Sundaram... , Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:... |
Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed... |
| Sainika | Yogeshwar | Yogeshwar, Sakshi Shivanand, Radhika Verma | Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed... |
| Simhadriya Simha | S. Narayan | Vishnuvardhan Vishnuvardhan Sampath Kumar , popularly known as Vishnuvardhan , was a prominent Indian film actor. He has acted in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in over 220 movies in total that includes 200 Kannada movies, 5 Hindi movies, 5 Telugu movies, 3 Malayalam movies and 6 Tamil movies... , Bhanupriya Bhanupriya Bhanu Priya is an Indian actress. She was a former leading actress of the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries from 1980 to 1993... , Meena Durairaj, Ruchita Prasad, Mukhyamantri Chandru Mukhyamantri Chandru Mukhya Mantri Chandru is a Kannada movie actor who resides in Bangalore, Karnataka. He is a versatile actor, easily fitting into comedy roles or playing more serious parts as a villain. Mukhya Mantri was a drama in which he played the lead which resulted in getting the prefix to his original name... , Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat Ramesh Bhat is a multiple-award–winning Indian actor in the Kannada film industry, known for comedy and drama roles.Being a close associate of Shankar Nag, Ramesh Bhat made his entry into Kannada Cinema as a senior police officer in Shankar Nag's Minchina Ota.Ramesh Bhat has acted in movies such as... , Abhijith, Umashree |
Deva Deva (music director) Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed... |
| Tavarige Baa Tangi | Om Prakash Rao | Shivarajkumar, Radhika, Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar is an Indian film actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films is from Mangalore.-Early life:Anu Prabhakar is the daughter of M. V. Prabhakar and dubbing artist and actress Gayathri Prabhakar.She is married to Krishna Kumar, son of veteran actress Jayanthi... , Komal Kumar |
Hamsalekha Hamsalekha Hamsalekha is a music director and lyricist in the Kannada film industry. He also writes screenplays and dialogues for movies. He has composed music for over 300 feature films and has written lyrics for 300-odd feature films. He has also composed for Tamil and Telugu films... |